In article <3D11E391.F3B2AE3@umassp.edu>, Mike Chmura
<m.chmura@umassp.edu> writes
>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm not having a problem, or least I don't think so yet, but I would
>just like to get some feedback from other spit owners on this issue.
>This question is directed at later model spit owners. I have a 1978.
>
>Question: when the front wheels are pointed straight ahead, should the
>steering wheel have it's horizontal spokes level?
Yes.
> When my car is in
>that position (front wheels straight ahead) my steering wheel is cocked
>to one side about 20 degrees or so. Is this situation normal or could
>it be that someone put the steering wheel on in-correctly?
The latter. 20 degrees is so extreme as to be unlikely to be a symptom
of anything else. When you have a *slight* angle, it's time to get
your wheel alignment checked.
> Is this a
>bad thing that should be corrected quickly?
No. You can drive like that for ever - but doesn't it annoy you?
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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